<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">limericks</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>poems by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>limerick</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Humorous poems, often bawdy, consisting of five lines, three long and two short, with an a/a/b/b/a rhyme scheme and typically a rigid meter.  ]]></note></mads>